While here in the UK we enjoy some of the best
conditions for vaping, it still isn’t ideal. There are restrictions on vape
tank sizes to fit the TPD requirements as well as those on advertising, to name
a few. We’re in a much better situation than most of the world, that’s for
sure. Yet, there are some MPs who say this isn’t enough. They’ve come to the
conclusion that that the UK can go further with vaping. Who are we to disagree
with them, right?

This all came out as the result of the House of Commons
Science and Technology Committee. They recently published a new
report that includes some very clear recommendations as to what the
UK should do with vaping. It isn’t enough that vaping has been declared 95%
safer than tradition tobacco smoking. There are still hold ups that
prevent vaping from taking a further grip on the smoking problem that exists in
the UK. With an array of misinformation out there, many concerns about vaping
have stunted even further growth.

MP Norman Lamb, the chair of the House of Commons
Science and Technology Committee, is determined to upend these unfounded fears.
“Concerns that e-cigarettes could be a gateway to conventional smoking,
including for young non-smokers, have not materialised. If used correctly, e-cigarettes
could be a key weapon in the NHS’s stop smoking arsenal,” stated MP Lamb in the
committee’s report.

While touting the potential of vapour products to
completely change the landscape of smoking in the UK, Lamb and his fellow
committee members drew up ways to further encourage vaping. Should the UK take
up this expanded plan of action, we may see vaping go into further overdrive
here.

The Vaping Plan of Action

The recommendations of the committee really boil down
to some rather obvious next steps and, as our headline indicates, it is an
attempt to let vapers vape. One specific area of concern was the restrictions
of vaping in public arenas. We’re talking about buses, trains, offices, etc.
While there are many places that still stick vapers in with smokers, the
committee insists this needs to be re-examined. “There should be a wider debate
on how e-cigarettes are to be dealt with in our public places, to help arrive
at a solution which at least starts from the evidence rather than
misconceptions about their health impacts,” notes the study.

Another in the attempts to let vapers have more vaping
freedom is reconsidering the ban on tanks larger than 2ml. This restriction
came into place with the TPD, but the UK doesn’t necessarily need to follow
this. The study found that, “The limit on the strength of refills should be
reviewed as heavy smokers may be put off persisting with them—and the
restriction on tank size does not appear to be founded on scientific evidence
and should therefore urgently be reviewed.” We’d be happy to see this change
that is more of a nuisance than anything, especially since it doesn’t appear to
help in any way.

Finally, the committee also took aim at restrictions on
advertising. The fact that electronic cigarette makers are prohibited in many
ways from touting the benefits of their products prevents them from gaining
further traction. The current rules are in place to make sure nobody is misled
in terms of what vapour can do, but in the end it may simply stifle the
conversation on how vaping has simply changed so many lives.

There were several other points the study makes, but
the above were the most pertinent and have the most potential to really change
things. We do live in a country where vaping is readily accepted compared to
others, yet we shouldn’t accept that as sufficient. If there are ways to
increase the public’s understanding and exposure to the benefits
of vaping over smoking, then we would all be better off. Certainly
that’s what the MPs on the Science and Technology Committee think, and who are
we to disagree with them?

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